Double Double Bonus Poker is one of the most popular video poker games. It offers players high variance and ways to hit big wins without needing a royal flush to do it.
Double Double Bonus Poker is based on Jacks or Better. It makes a few changes to that game. Two pair only pays one coin at Double Double Bonus Poker. These chips are moved to increase the payout on four of a kind hands. Four 5s through kings pay twice as much as normal quads in Jacks or Better. There are bigger payouts for quad aces, deuces, threes, and fours. The payout on these hands doubles if the kicker is an ace, deuce, three, or four.
The strategy can change with the pay table. As the paytables get worse, the player should chase the larger hands. Double Double Bonus Poker is available at both live and online casinos.
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Best Double Double Bonus Poker paytables
Here are the best Double Double Bonus paytables found for the game. These range from over 100% to 96%. The paytables assume that the player is betting five coins for the 800/1 royal flush payout. Some machines require 10 or more coins for this. The payback percentages are in parentheses. These are the theoretical returns with perfect strategy and the elevated royal flush payout.
10/6 Double Double Bonus Poker
The best video poker paytable for Double Double Bonus Poker is found at some Las Vegas locals casinos. Most Station Casinos offer it in quarter, half-dollar, and dollar denominations. It is the best version of this game out there. These machines do not pay slot points.
- Royal flush: 800
- Straight flush: 50
- Four aces with a 2, 3, or 4 kicker: 400
- Four aces: 160
- Four 2s, 3s, or 4s with an A, 2, 3, or 4 kicker: 160
- Four 2s, 3s or 4s: 80
- Four 5s through kings: 50
- Full house: 10
- Flush: 6
- Straight: 4
- Three of a kind: 3
- Two pair: 1
- Pair of jacks, queens, kings, or aces: 1
10/6 Double Double Bonus Poker with short straight flush (99.96%)
Emerald Island and Rainbow Club in downtown Henderson deal this game. It is available on 3, 5, and 10 play machines. The denominations available are penny, two-cent, and nickel. Players may wager up to 10 coins per line. This makes the maximum bet $15 across all 10 hands.
The only difference between this game and the 10/6 one found at Station Casinos is the lower straight flush payout. It pays 50 at Station, and 40 at Emerald Island and Rainbow Club.
- Royal flush: 800
- Straight flush: 40
- Four aces with a 2, 3, or 4 kicker: 400
- Four aces: 160
- Four 2s, 3s, or 4s with an A, 2, 3, or 4 kicker: 160
- Four 2s, 3s or 4s: 80
- Four 5s through kings: 50
- Full house: 10
- Flush: 6
- Straight: 4
- Three of a kind: 3
- Two pair: 1
- Pair of jacks, queens, kings, or aces: 1
9/6 Double Double Bonus (98.98%)
This version of Double Double Bonus is common at casinos with decent paytables. You may find better video poker games like 8/5 Bonus Poker or 9/7 Double Bonus Poker on the same machines. This 9/6 Double Double Bonus Poker pay table is common at casino sites.
- Royal flush: 800
- Straight flush: 50
- Four aces with a 2, 3, or 4 kicker: 400
- Four aces: 160
- Four 2s, 3s, or 4s with an A, 2, 3, or 4 kicker: 160
- Four 2s, 3s or 4s: 80
- Four 5s through kings: 50
- Full house: 6
- Flush: 6
- Straight: 4
- Three of a kind: 3
- Two pair: 1
- Pair of jacks, queens, kings, or aces: 1
9/5 Double Double Bonus Poker (97.81%)
This paytable is more common on Double Double Bonus Poker machines with progressives. It may also be in casinos that do not deal 99% video poker.
- Royal flush: 800
- Straight flush: 50
- Four aces with a 2, 3, or 4 kicker: 400
- Four aces: 160
- Four 2s, 3s, or 4s with an A, 2, 3, or 4 kicker: 160
- Four 2s, 3s or 4s: 80
- Four 5s through kings: 50
- Full house: 9
- Flush: 5
- Straight: 4
- Three of a kind: 3
- Two pair: 1
- Pair of jacks, queens, kings, or aces: 1
8/5 Double Double Bonus Poker (96.79%)
This paytable is typically reserved for 50 and 100 play games. It is also common on the Las Vegas Strip and in other gaming markets with bad video poker. Full houses should be broken up at this paytable to go for special quads with a kicker.
- Royal flush: 800
- Straight flush: 50
- Four aces with a 2, 3, or 4 kicker: 400
- Four aces: 160
- Four 2s, 3s, or 4s with an A, 2, 3, or 4 kicker: 160
- Four 2s, 3s or 4s: 80
- Four 5s through kings: 50
- Full house: 8
- Flush: 5
- Straight: 4
- Three of a kind: 3
- Two pair: 1
- Pair of jacks, queens, kings, or aces: 1
7/5 Double Double Bonus Poker (95.71%)
This version of Double Double Bonus Poker is almost exclusively on 50 and 100-play machines. If you see it on a single-hand machine, then the video poker where you are playing is terrible. You should look for a new casino.
- Royal flush: 800
- Straight flush: 50
- Four aces with a 2, 3, or 4 kicker: 400
- Four aces: 160
- Four 2s, 3s, or 4s with an A, 2, 3, or 4 kicker: 160
- Four 2s, 3s or 4s: 80
- Four 5s through kings: 50
- Full house: 7
- Flush: 5
- Straight: 4
- Three of a kind: 3
- Two pair: 1
- Pair of jacks, queens, kings, or aces: 1
Double Double Bonus Poker strategy
The Double Double Bonus Poker strategy below has some exceptions, though fewer than most other games. This is for the 9/6 version, which is common in casinos across the country. If the hand you are looking for is not listed, discard all five cards. There are several exceptions to this strategy.
- Stand pat on a dealt royal flush, straight flush, four fives through kings, and aces, deuces, threes, and fours with a kicker
- Draw to kicker on four aces, deuces, threes, and fours without a dealt kicker
- Four to a royal flush
- Three aces
- Stand pat on straight, flush, and full house
- Three deuces through kings
- Four to a straight flush
- Pair of aces
- Two pair
- Suited jack, queen, and king
- Pair of kings
- Suited ten, jack and queen
- Pair of jacks or queens
- Four to a flush
- Three to a royal flush
- Four connecting cards of at least jack-high
- Pair of deuces through tens
- Four to all other open-ended straights
- Three connected, suited cards of at least five-high
- Three-card straight flush with at least two cards jack-high
- Unsuited jack, queen, king, and ace
- Two suited cards above a ten
- Four to a king or ace-high straight
- Three to one or two-gap straight flush
- Unsuited jack, queen, and king
- Inside straight with two cards jack or higher
- Unsuited jack and queen
- Single ace
- Suited ten and jack
- Unsuited king with queen or jack
- Other two-card royal flushes, except ace and ten
- Three suited cards with at least one high card
- Single jack, queen, or king
- Three to a two-gap straight flush
- Four to an inside straight
Using a players card at Double Double Bonus
Most Double Double Bonus Poker machines will accept a players card. The exception is the 10/6 games at Station Casinos. The Emerald Island and Rainbow Club version pays slot points. These can only be used for food comps.
Using a players card at Double Double Bonus can increase your return by up to 0.3%. You may also qualify for mailers that include free meals, hotel rooms, and slot play.
Multi-hand Double Double Bonus Poker
Double Double Bonus is often available in multi-hand video poker formats. You will likely only find the 9/6 pay table on quarter and higher games in Las Vegas. It is usually the 8/5 or 7/5 version at lower limits. Double Double Bonus is available in three, five, ten, 25, 50, and 100-hand versions in this format.
Last Updated on September 10, 2023 by John Mehaffey